BIO 302
CANCER:
THE MOTHER OF ALL DISEASES
SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF CANCER
SYSTEMIC THERAPY FOR CANCER
What is systemic therapy?
Any therapy delivered to the entire body
Uses the blood stream as the delivery route
Direct intravenous injection
Given orally, a

BIO 302
CANCER:
THE MOTHER OF ALL DISEASES
LECTURE :
HALLMARKS OF CANCER PART III
HALLMARKS
ANGIOGENESIS
Angiogenesis: the stimulation of new blood vessels
Carries oxygen, water and vital nutrients to our
tissue
Normally occurs during development of th

Take home messages
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal
cells.
There are over 200 different types of cancers.
Carcinogenesis is a multi-stage molecular process involving:
o
initiation (mutation)
o
promotion (g

Diagnosis, Assessment, and Prognosis
Diagnosis: reason behind a patient's health status
Assessment: actions that can be taken
Prognosis: calculation what their chances of living or dying in the future
Asymptomatic: no symptoms
Chronic inflammatory states

CANCER FINAL EXAM REVIEW
All lectures/ bigger picture
Know hallmarks
Hallmarks of Cancer
1 Sustaining proliferative signaling
2 Evading growth suppressors
a Manipulates cells of the immune system and not allow them to see tumor cell as a foreigner
2 Activ

CANCER BIO 302 Exam 1 Study Guide
What is the proper term for a cancer?
Malignant neoplasm
Benign neoplasm vs malignant neoplasm- has the ability to metastasize
Stage 4- when metastasis occurs
The extent of progression of the tumor in your body at the tim

CANCER 302 Exam 2 study guide
Hallmarks
Defines the behavior of characteristic of cancer that is different from normal; departure from
normal
All of the hallmarks are things that normal cells do
Three things that characterize cancer
1.
Uncontrolled prolif

Module 4 Lecture 1
Social Structure, Social Injustice and Global Health
The first misconception is that: Poor people are more likely to get sick because they are
irresponsible. This argument is that if poor people made better choices, they would not get
s

Module 4 Lecture 4
Global Health and International Development
Hi, This is Professor Amber Wutich. This module is about the global health and
international development. International development is a field that offers great promise
for making advances in

Module 4 Lecture 2
Gender Health Inequality
Hi, I am Alexandra Brewis Slade. I have long been interested in issues of gender in my work,
including my work in global health. Men and women are not the same when it comes to
global health. There are biologica

Module 4 Lecture 3
Embodiment and Structural Vulnerability
Hi Alexandra Brewis Slade here. In this short lecture I am going to explain the idea of
embodiment, and how it is important to understanding health disparities around the
globe.
Embodiment is a co

Module 4 Lecture 6
Fat Stigma
Hi, Alexandra Brewis Slade here again. In this lecture I am going to talk about my own
research examining the globalization of what I call fat stigma. In this module we have been
exploring how issues of prejudice, discriminat

Module 4 Lecture 5
Water Scarcity Development Mental Health
This is Amber Wutich. I am a cultural anthropologist. My research deals with how people
survive under conditions of resource scarcity and insecurity. Much of my work deals with
water and food ins